I have heard so many good stories about Elizabeth Acevedo's writing. I saw that this book came out, and I decided to pick it up straightaway.
I ended up really enjoying the writing, even though the slam poetry style did take some getting used to. I decided to listen to it, in order to grasp the flow better.
The story also appealed to me. It's about two sisters who don't know about each other's existence. A man from the Dominican Republic has two wives. One in the US with daughter Yahaira and one in the DR with daughter Camino. You hear the story about these two girls, and the accident that brings them together. I like the stark contrast between both their lives, and the underlying similarities.
It's an interesting read. It doesn't say too much and it doesn't delve into unnecessary emotions like YA can sometimes do to bring a point across. Everything told in this book is told as a matter-of-fact, and I like that.
I like how it tells about an event that probably not many people know about, I have certainly never heard about it. I will certainly check out more of Acevedo's books in the future.
4 stars
Statistics:
Date read: May 17, 2020
Date published: May 5, 2020
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Format: Audiobook
Pages: 432
Genre: Contemporary, YA
My Number of Books Read by this Author: 1
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